“Hey, isn’t that Bernard, the dwarf blackmith?”
“That man is definitely Ralph, the merchant. What kind of business brings them here to the guild.”
The other adventurers that were present started whispering to each other as they watched the men. Blacksmith Bernard was famous in Comer city as he was the richest dwarf in the city and he was also the guild master of the Blacksmith Guild. The lean middle aged man was Ralph. He was a famous merchant and owned the biggest store in Comer city.
“No, today I have business with Yu-san.” (Ralph)
“Are you Yu-san?” (Bernard)
“It has come to my attention, that there is someone selling a branch of the sacred tree. It’s appearance may be normal but if it’s used in the making of a bow the quality would be superb and the branches are actually hard to come by. When I heard the item was on sale, I found out that the adventurer Yu-san was the one who had acquired it. Therefore I’ve come here to make an exclusive contract with you.” (Ralph)
(Tl note: the item was acquired from the elder treant)
“If that’s the case then you can make a request at the guild.” (Yu)
“Of course we can do that but I’m looking for a long contract with a stable supply of the sacred tree branch.”
“To create weapons or even armor, we need a large amount of branches. I heard that it was acquired from a new dungeon and only a few adventurers have entered it for now. Therefore it is better to make a deal with someone who has actually had the item before.”
Of course, it wasn’t a problem if an adventurer signed a contract or accepted a request aside the ones from the Adventurer’s Guild provided but it only happened to adventurers with high abilities. There was also the danger of the adventurer running away with the contract money so it was really a rare case. The Adventurer’s Guild in this case acted as a mediator between the two parties and made sure that the contract was fulfilled.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Ralph. I am the owner of Ralph’s shop. This is Bernard, the blacksmith who supplies most of the goods in my store. So, can we discussed the contract?”
Ralph lead Yu to a table and they all sat around it. Of course, all the adventurers in the guild kept their eyes focused on them. Usually, when a contract was negotiated it was done in a special room in order to keep the content of the request confidential but he wanted to do it here. There was a streak of arrogance in Ralph. Next to him, Bernard could only shake his head while sighing.
“I hope you don’t mind Yu-san.”
Ralph with a blatantly disgusted look, asked Yu.
“I don’t mind. I don’t think that the other adventurer would cause trouble in the guild.”
“That’s right. I also think so.”
When Yu sat down at the table, Ralph took out a coin pouch from his item bag and put it on the table. The sound of gold and silver coins tinkling could be heard when he put it down. Of course the other adventurers’ eyes were filled with greed as Ralph looked happy, smiling disgustingly. Collet on the other hand looked at Ralph and Yu with worry.
“This bag contains nine million moon coins. We think three million per month is enough for the contract fee. Every time you find a branch of the sacred tree, I will pay you one million moon coins. If it is of high quality, the price can go up to five million moon coins. I think it is a reasonable price. Even D rank adventurers find it impossible to get one million moon coin per month. Not to mention you are a new C rank adventurer. If you do a good job, we can consider a permanent contract with my shop.” Ralph took out a piece of paper, containing the contract.